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You think investment bankers aren’t doing it for the money? I don’t know anyone who’s had to get any certifications to be a software engineer. I don’t even kno

You think investment bankers aren’t doing it for the money? I don’t know anyone who’s had to get any certifications to be a software engineer. I don’t even know what certifications would be useful. The other stuff might be debatable (Amazon does exist), but still easy to avoid (just don’t work for Amazon).

jelliclesfarm 5y ago
So you are saying if one had the choice between being a surgeon saving lives vs swe making easy money, its unfathomable to you if one chooses the former over the latter? I am trying to understand.
- baron816 5y ago
  That's not what I'm saying. I can imagine people having a passion for medicine. I can't imagine people having a passion for investment banking. But, I'm sure there are a lot of people who pursue medicine primarily because of the money. If surgeons made $120K max, there wouldn't be nearly as many people willing to go through 12 years of training to do it. What I'm saying is that if more people knew that software engineers can make surgeon/investment banking money, many of them would choose software engineering instead of surgery/investment banking. My theory is that many people just aren't aware of it, and without that information, choose professions that they're less happy with.
  - jelliclesfarm 5y ago
    wall street has a great demand for astrophysicists and mathematicians/physics PhDs. i doubt if a math or physics PhD would find SWE and project management as rewarding. i know at least one PhD(completed) and mechanical engineer who is farming with us. they are not working for agtech companies, but actually working hands-in-the-dirt farming. i guess my answer is..there are all kinds of people out there.
exdsq 5y ago
Investment banking is seen as a more prestigious job in some circles which can be more important than the money. Tech is still seen as a trade job to those same people. So even if you can make more money doing SWE those people would rather join the army and then go into banking because that's 'what they're meant to do'.

jelliclesfarm 5y ago

So you are saying if one had the choice between being a surgeon saving lives vs swe making easy money, its unfathomable to you if one chooses the former over the latter? I am trying to understand.

baron816 5y ago
That's not what I'm saying. I can imagine people having a passion for medicine. I can't imagine people having a passion for investment banking. But, I'm sure there are a lot of people who pursue medicine primarily because of the money. If surgeons made $120K max, there wouldn't be nearly as many people willing to go through 12 years of training to do it. What I'm saying is that if more people knew that software engineers can make surgeon/investment banking money, many of them would choose software engineering instead of surgery/investment banking. My theory is that many people just aren't aware of it, and without that information, choose professions that they're less happy with.
- jelliclesfarm 5y ago
  wall street has a great demand for astrophysicists and mathematicians/physics PhDs. i doubt if a math or physics PhD would find SWE and project management as rewarding. i know at least one PhD(completed) and mechanical engineer who is farming with us. they are not working for agtech companies, but actually working hands-in-the-dirt farming. i guess my answer is..there are all kinds of people out there.

exdsq 5y ago

Investment banking is seen as a more prestigious job in some circles which can be more important than the money. Tech is still seen as a trade job to those same people. So even if you can make more money doing SWE those people would rather join the army and then go into banking because that's 'what they're meant to do'.